Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody explained
Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody |
Cover: | Rock-A-Bye Baby record by Al Jolson.jpg |
Caption: | 78rpm record label |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Al Jolson |
Released: | August 1918 |
B-Side: | "Alice, I'm in Wonderland (Since the Day That I First Met You)" (Sterling Trio) |
Genre: | Popular |
Label: | Columbia 2560 |
Prev Title: | Hello Central, Give Me No Man's Land |
Prev Year: | 1918 |
Next Title: | Tell That to the Marines |
Next Year: | 1919 |
"Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" is a popular song written by Jean Schwartz, with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young. The song was introduced by Al Jolson in the Broadway musical Sinbad and published in 1918.
Probably the best-known version of the song was by Al Jolson who recorded it on March 13, 1918[1] and whose version reached No. 1 the same year.[2]
Other recordings
Film appearances
Notes and References
- Book: Goldman. Herbert G.. Jolson: The Legend Comes to Life. 1988. Oxford University Press. New York. 0-19-506329-5. 379.
- http://musicvf.com/song.php?id=106450&artist=Al+Jolson&title=Rock-a-Bye+Your+Baby+with+a+Dixie+Melody Al Jolson, "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" Chart Position
- Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, USA. 0-89820-083-0. 388.
- Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, USA. 0-89820-083-0. 389.
- Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, USA. 0-89820-083-0. 155.
- Book: Tosches. Nick. Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams. 1992. Dell Publishing. New York. 0-440-21412-2. 581.
- Web site: allmusic.com. allmusic.com. May 20, 2017.
- Book: Whitburn. Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 2004. Billboard Books. New York. 0-8230-7499-4. 367. 8th.
- http://musicvf.com/song.php?id=2814&artist=Aretha+Franklin&title=Rock-A-Bye+Your+Baby+with+a+Dixie+Melody Aretha Franklin, "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" Chart Position
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:A_Plantation_Act Copies on Wikimedia
- Web site: Internet Movie Database. imdb.com. May 20, 2017.
- Web site: Internet Movie Database. imdb.com. May 20, 2017.
- Web site: Internet Movie Database. imdb.com. May 20, 2017.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZphUd8iJAI&index=9&list=PLBohJ-Mq5mXziu3MJZ-E_WDxC7OrBCGvc Al Jolson singing "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody"
- Web site: Internet Movie Database. imdb.com. May 20, 2017.
- Web site: Internet Movie Database. imdb.com. May 20, 2017.